Islamabad: The National Assembly was informed today that the government accords top priority, to domestic sector and uninterrupted gas supply is being ensured to the domestic consumers in the country.

Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told the House, during question hour that low gas pressure may occur due to some technical problems, which are timely resolved through round the clock customers' services and field teams.

He said the government is making efforts to stop theft of gas and enhance recoveries. He said, 91.2 percent losses in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are in law and order affected areas. Answering a supplementary question by Mahmood Khan Achakzai, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said there is no hurdle in provision of gas for any project or scheme in Baluchistan.

He said the government is giving connection on merit. He said under Sui Northern Gas Pipeline, domestic gas connections are being given to those, who had applied in third quarter of 2012 and in some areas to the applicants of 2013.

The Minister said the price of LNG will be made public, after the signing of contract for the import of the commodity from Qatar. He said so far no contract has been made for this purpose.

To a question, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmad told the House that the proposed Peshawar-Kabul Motorway, is designed for four lanes. He said the major portion of the proposed 265 kilometer motorway is in Afghanistan.

He said Pakistan government has contacted Afghan government, to sign their experts for preparing a feasibility study of the project, but so far the Afghan government did not send their experts. He said whole expenditure of the project will be borne by Pakistan.